Understanding Fair Farms Standard v4.0 – Compliance & Audit Readiness
UNDERSTANDING FAIR FARMS STANDARD V4
Compliance & Audit Readiness
Understand the requirements. Strengthen compliance. Prepare with confidence.
Course Overview
The Understanding Fair Farms Standard V4 – Compliance & Audit Readiness course provides participants with a practical understanding of the Fair Farms Standard and how its requirements translate into everyday workplace practices, documentation and audit evidence.
Fair Farms is an Australian industry social compliance program designed to support fair, lawful and responsible employment practices. Certification provides businesses with a recognised mechanism for demonstrating compliance and responsible treatment of workers through independent third-party audit. Fair Farms Resources & Training
What You Will Learn
Participants will develop an understanding of:
- The purpose and structure of the Fair Farms program
- Management systems and management commitment
- Documentation and record-keeping requirements
- Internal audits and corrective actions
- Employment policies and procedures
- Fair Work compliance
- Management of overseas and migrant workers
- Employment of minors
- Labour hire provider management and due diligence
- Conditions of employment and worker entitlements
- Worker induction, communication and training
- Supervision and performance management
- Termination and redundancy practices
- Safe working conditions
- Worker accommodation and living conditions
- Preparing objective evidence for an audit
- Identifying and addressing compliance gaps before audit
Who Should Attend?
This course is suitable for:
- Farm owners and managers
- Packing shed and site managers
- HR and People & Culture personnel
- Compliance and quality managers
- Payroll and administration personnel
- Labour hire providers
- WHS personnel
- Supervisors and team leaders
- Businesses preparing for Fair Farms certification or re-certification
- Suppliers seeking to strengthen ethical sourcing and social compliance systems
No Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Why This Course Matters
Being audit-ready requires more than having policies on file. Businesses need to demonstrate that their systems are implemented, understood, maintained and supported by appropriate records and evidence.
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